Iron Angels Hellish Crossfire is an album in the great German tradition that sounded a lot heavier and faster back in the day then it does today, but it has not lost its nostalgic touch.
Fact is that while Iron Angel were loaded with Satanic imagery and song titles, their music was more in line with the Running Wild/Rage and Grave Digger school than with the Sodom/Kreator/Destruction one.
Its a great debut from a capable, excited and powerful outfit.
Whats best here are the songs themselves, the amount of strong cuts on hand being pretty damn high for a debut. Legions Of Evil is a great, threatening cut with a nice slow refrain, but its the fast tunes that have the most punch and drama, especially The Metallian, Sinner 666, Wife Of The Devil (this one come closest to providing serious overkill) and Rush Of Power.
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